Well,I must say that things are better for me now. I guess all I needed was a few days to get my thoughts together and have some "alone time". We have all been suffering from some type of illness here and mine has primarily been a sore throat and sinus infection. We are all starting to feel better now so that has made things easier as far as attitudes go in general. You all know how stressful it can be to have an entire family sick at the same time,things can get a little tense on the homefront LOL.But we are healing a little at a time and things are looking up. Due to doctor visits and general tests being run,we are all exhausted and trying to get some much needed rest. Thank God for great friends,I have gotten some really wonderful emails and e-cards which have lifted my spirits and things like that always seem to make me feel better. I have also had some positive feedback on the work we have put into the website and that was a great confidence booster. We are still trying to get the hang of this whole thing and it makes it worth the effort to get positive reinforcement,especially from strangers we have never met but have managed to find us here.So fear not folks,we are forging ahead and will continue to include as much information as we can possibly dig up for everyone interested and will also update our journal anytime we get the chance. Still no word on Valentina but we are confident that she is in good hands and is happily traveling to a warm sunny place right now as I type this.Hope to have something new to report on her soon- till next time, hope you all are having a great time surfing our site and finding useful information here,either for yourselves or someone you know.

Bear hugs to all, Allison